Science-fiction Studies, Volume 29, Issue 1SFS Publications, 2002 - Science fiction |
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Page 41
... opening chapter , arguing that the entire novel is informed by the themes of incest and illegitimate sons : " the begetting of Solaris , " he claims , is represented as the " result of the incestuous sexual union of man and mother Earth ...
... opening chapter , arguing that the entire novel is informed by the themes of incest and illegitimate sons : " the begetting of Solaris , " he claims , is represented as the " result of the incestuous sexual union of man and mother Earth ...
Page 86
... opening up , metas- tasizing , refusing to settle in . In sf , we recognize this as the universe of Philip K. Dick's works , where reality is volatile , constantly opening into parallel , alternative , realities . Dick plays with the ...
... opening up , metas- tasizing , refusing to settle in . In sf , we recognize this as the universe of Philip K. Dick's works , where reality is volatile , constantly opening into parallel , alternative , realities . Dick plays with the ...
Page 92
... opening up gaps in stories that appeared to be closed . The fourth film , Alien Resurrection , has taught the public to abandon the expectation of closure altogether ; Alien 3 had claimed that the Alien xenomorphs were completely ...
... opening up gaps in stories that appeared to be closed . The fourth film , Alien Resurrection , has taught the public to abandon the expectation of closure altogether ; Alien 3 had claimed that the Alien xenomorphs were completely ...
Contents
The Dickian Legacy Postmo | 15 |
Anthony Enns Mediality and Mourning in Stanislaw Lems Solaris | 34 |
Istvan CsicseryRonay Jr On the Grotesque in Science Fiction | 71 |
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